#angel and julian persona 5

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Come, Persona!

I am so normal about Persona 5 guys, you'll never believe how normal I am.

I have more-

And if that's not enough for you, then here's this.

I love Persona 5, guys.

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Gayest Persona Character, Round 1

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Last Edited: 15 September 2024

Polycules that are in the running:

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy

Stephen King's It

Richie Tozier, Eddie Kaspbrak, Beverly Marsh, Bill Denbrough, Ben Hanscom, Stan Uris, Mike Hanlon, Kay McCall, Audra Phillips and Patty Blum

Sherlock Holmes

Irene Adler, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mary Morstan, and Godfrey Norton

Doki Doki Precure

Cure Heart, Cure Diamond, Cure Rosetta, Cure Sword and Regina

A3!

Tsumugi Tsukioka, Tasuku Takato, Hisoka Mikage, Homare Arisugawa, Azuma Yukishiro and Guy

Persona 5

Akira Kurusu/Ren Amamiya, Ryuji Sakamoto, Ann Takamaki, Yusuke Kitagawa, Makoto Niijima, Futaba Sakura, Haru Okumura, Goro Akechi, Sumire Yoshizawa, Morgana and Yuuki Mishima

Akira Kurusu/Ren Amamiya, Hifumi Togo, Chihaya Mifune, and Lavenza

Witch's Heart

Claire Elford, Noel Levine, Ashe Bradley, Wilardo Adler and Sirius Gibson

Ensemble Stars!!

Leo Tsukinaga, Tsukasa Suou, Arashi Narukami, Izumi Sena, Ritsu Sakuma, Mao Isara, Hokuto Hidaka, Subaru Akehoshi and Makoto Yuuki

Stranger Things

Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Jonathan Byers, Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley, Argyle, Chrissy Cunningham, Eden Bingham, and Vickie.

Star Trek DS9

Elim Garak, Julian Bashir, Miles O'Brien, Keiko O'Brien, Kira Nerys, Jadzia Dax, Odo Ital, Quark, Worf, Ezri, Sisko, Lwaxana Troi, Kasidy Yates-Sisko, and Lenara Kahn

The Owl House

Luz Noceda, Amity Blight, Willow Park, Hunter, and Gus Porter

Dracula

Jonathan Harker, Mina Harker, Lucy Westenra, Quincey Morris, Jack Seward, Arthur Holmwood, and Abraham Van Helsing

The Breakfast Club

Brian Johnson, Andrew Clark, Allison Reynolds, Claire Standish, and John Bender

Winx Club

Bloom, Stella, Tecna, Musa, Flora, Aisha, Sky, Brandon, Timmy, Riven, Helia, Nex and Nabu

Resident Evil

Leon S Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Ada Wong and Helena Harper

The Case Study of Vanitas

Vanitas, Noe Archiviste, Dominique de Sade and Jeanne

Scooby Doo

Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, Hot Dog Water, and Crystal.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Darla, Angel(us), Drusilla, and Spike/William

The Legend of Zelda

Revali, Zelda, Link, Mipha, Sidon, Yona, Paya and Tauro

The Magicians

Fen, Eliot Waugh, Margo Hanson, Josh Hoberman, Quentin Coldwater, and Arielle

Haikyū!!

Kiyoko Shimizu, Yachi Hitoka, Yamaguchi Tadashi, Tsukishima Kei, Bokuto Kōtarō, Akaashi Keiji, Kuroo Tetsurō, Kozume Kenma, Hinata Shōyō, Kageyama Tobio, Oikawa Tooru, Iwaizumi Hajime, and Ushijima Wakatoshi

Genshin Impact

Cyno, Alhaitham, Kaveh, Tighnari, Dehya, Nilou, Faruzan, Dunyarzad, and Candace

Kaeya, Rosaria, Albedo, and Sucrose

Neuvillette, Wriothesley, Navia, Clorinde, Zhongli, Childe, and Furina

Kujou Sara, Gorou, Arataki Itto and Sangonomiya Kokomi

Heaven Official's Blessing

Xie Lan, Hua Cheng, Mu Qing, Feng Xin, Yin Yu, and Quan Yizhen

Torchwood

Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, Rhys Williams, Owen Harper, Ianto Jones, and Toshiko Sato

Spiderman

Peter Parker, Harry Osborn, Mary-Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy, Liz Allan, Felicia Hardy, and Johnny Storm

Beastars

Legosi, Louis, Haru, and Juno

Lupin III

Lupin III, Goemon Ishikawa XIII, Daisuke Jigen, and Fujiko Mine

Demon Slayer

Tengen, Makio, Suma, and Hinatsuru

Omori

Sunny, Kel, Basil, and Aubrey

Cookie Run

Herb Cookie, Vampire Cookie, Sparkling Cookie, Mint Choco Cookie, and Cocoa Cookie

The Grail Quest

Percival, Galahad, Bors, Dinadrane, and Blanchefleur

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair/Super Danganronpa 2

Hajime Hinata, Kazuichi Soda, Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, Sonia Nevermind, and Akane Owari

Zero Escape

Akane Kurashiki, Junpei, Sigma Klim, Carlos, Diana, and Snake

Roswell New Mexico

Nora Truman, Louise Truman, Theo, Tripp Manes and Roy Bronson

Max Evans, Isobel Evans, Michael Guerin, Liz Ortecho, Kyle Valenti, Maria DeLuca, Alex Manes, Jenna "Cam" Cameron, Heath, Dallas Haines, Greg Manes and Anatsa

The Raven Cycle

Blue Sargent, Richard Gansey, Ronan Lynch, Adam Parrish, Noah Czerny, and Henry Cheng

Warcraft

Khadgar, Kalecgos, Illidan, Kael'thas Sunstrider, Vashj, Arthas Menethil, Jaina Proudmoore, Nathanos Blightcaller, Sylvanas Windrunner, Tiffin Wrynn, Varian Wrynn, Halduron Brightwing, Thalyssra, Lor'themar Theron, and Rommath

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun

Suzuki Iruma, Asmodeus Alice, Valac Clara, Azazel Ameri, and Purson Soi

My School President

Gun, Tinn, Sound, Win, Tiw, Por, Yo, Nook, Pat, and Kajorn

Bad Buddy

Pat, Pran, Korn, and Wai

Guardian Tales

Knight, Elvira, Arabelle, Beth, Priscilla, Yuze, Bianca, Loraine, Eva, and Camilla

Word of Honor/Faraway Wanders

Wen Kexing, Zhou Zishu, Han Ying, Jing Beiyuan, and Wuxi

The New Teen Titans

Dick Grayson, Koriand'r, Victor Stone, Rachel Roth, Joseph Wilson, Donna Troy, and Garfield Logan

Baldur's Gate 3

Astarion, Gale, Lae'zel, Karlach, Shadowheart, Wyll, and Durge

Kagerou Project

Ayano Tateyama, Shintaro Kisaragi, Takane Enomoto, and Haruka Kokonose

NU Carnival

Eiden, Aster, Morvay, Yakumo, Edmond, Olivine, Quincy, Kuya, Garu, Blade, Dante, Rei, and Karu/Garu

Project Sekai

Kanade Yoisaki, Mafuyu Asahina, Mizuki Akiyama, and Ena Shinonome

Riverdale

Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, and Veronica Lodge

Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Zane Julien, Kai Smith, Jay Walker and Cole

Mysterious Lotus Casebook

Li Lianhua, Qiao Wanmian, Di Feisheng, and Fang Duobing

Trigun

Vash the Stampede, Nicholas D. Wolfwood, Meryl Stryfe, and Milly Thompson

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-traducción al español de walls: track by track, Louis Tomlinson

Hice mi mejor esfuerzo, es sabido que Louis tiene un acento muy marcado y habla muy rápido y yo no soy traductora así que no les garantizo una traducción 100% exacta, pero les prometo que la idea de lo que quiso decir está. Espero que les sirva!

Hola! Soy Louis Tomlinson y este es el track by track de mi primer álbum Walls

-kill my mind

Esta es una canción que en serio siento que necesitaba estar en el disco. Probablemente es una de mis favoritas. Escribimos esta hace unos seis meses, y después de escribirla se sintió como que estábamos construyendo un poco, esta sí o sí debería ir en el álbum, definitivamente. En relación a qué trata, la canción habla de ser joven, intenté capturar eso, el estado de juventud, ser imprudente y ser estúpido. Creo que necesitaba esta canción en el disco por que siento que es un buen ejemplo de lo que me gusta escuchar, muchas de las cosas en las que me inspiro están en esta canción. También fue un poco de encontrar mi punto justo, fue la primera que lancé de este nuevo grupo y quería mostrar que estaba avanzando en una dirección distinta. La letra, otra vez, intenté capturar sentirse joven y, especialmente en el coro, quise describir esa situación cuando algo o alguien no es necesariamente bueno para ti, pero es divertido al mismo tiempo. Para mí fue una decisión obvia abrir el álbum con Kill My Mind, tenía la intención de que, ojalá, esta canción te haga sentir bien, quería que el mensaje correcto estuviera en la canción correcta para abrir el álbum con un poco de energía y una letra que me enorgullece.

-don't let it break your heart

Este fue un single que estaba muy entusiasmado por lanzar, estoy muy orgulloso de él. La canción en sí no es otra más que una de esas que hablan de esperanza y de ver el vaso medio lleno. Probablemente escribimos esta canción hace al menos doce meses, me la estuve guardando un rato y estaba muy entusiasmado para que los fans la escucharan. Toqué esta canción por primera vez en Madrid y tuve una buena reacción de ellos, y después la toqué nuevamente en un concierto en México y otra vez: una increíble reacción de los fans. Así que, en realidad, es una canción para los fans. Una cosa que siempre me parece destacable es la introducción con el riff de la guitarra, creo que es realmente hermoso, Wrabel lo hizo muy bien, creo que fue él quien lo hizo. Es una de esas canciones que tienes que dejar que la melodía y la letra hagan el trabajo, siento que la letra tiene credibilidad. Destaco especialmente ese verso en el inicio del segundo verso que dice “it comes, and it goes. We´re driving down a one way road to something better” Cada vez que escucho esta canción siento que se destaca, creo que es interesante

-two of us

Esta es una canción que definitivamente siento que necesitaba sacar de mi pecho, se sintió como que hasta que no escribí esta canción no iba a elegir ninguna (para poner en el disco). He hablado anteriormente en entrevistas que, al cantarlas, el resto de mis canciones se veían insignificantes hasta que escribí esta. La canción, tú sabes, habla sobre perder a alguien, pero seguir esperanzado y vivir nuestra vida de manera esperanzada, es una canción realmente especial para mí. La cantidad de mensajes que he recibido ha sido increíble, también conocí gente que me cuenta su historia con esta canción y lo que significa esta canción para ellos, para mí eso es increíble. La gente estuvo muy entusiasmada de contarme lo que la letra significaba para ellos, y esa conexión de mi música con mis fans ha sido asombrosa. Para ser honesto, cuando la escribimos, fue como siempre es, aunque fuera un poco más emocional que el resto, fuimos más críticos, más profesionales en la sala porque yo tenía una responsabilidad con esta canción y la quería hacer bien. Los nervios no me llegaron hasta que llegó la hora de cantarla en vivo por primera vez y sentir todo lo que significaba para mí, sentir como se sentía la gente en el público, pero al momento de escribirla el ambiente fue muy profesional

-we made it

Esta es una canción que escribí hace acerca de dos años, quizás un poco más, así que puedo decir que estuve guardándomela por un buen rato. Originalmente, la canción es un mensaje entre los fans y yo. Primero empecé con el título y luego comencé a escribirla, yo tenía este título y me pregunté qué significaba esto para mí, para mí “lo hicimos” significa ese primer momento del show que estuve esperando por tanto y mis fans siendo tan pacientes por mí, estaba pensando y visualizando eso. Esta fue una de esas sesiones de escritura que se sintió tan cómoda y natural, trabajamos mucho con Julian y John desde los días de One Direction, así que intentamos escribir una extensión de eso, algo con los fans en mente y el mensaje en el sonido.

-too young

En realidad, esta es una canción muy simple, no necesitó mucha producción. Conceptualmente, escribí esto desde el punto de vista de cuánta responsabilidad puedes tener de joven al conocer la chica con la que podrías pasar el resto de tu vida, y esa es una responsabilidad muy pesada, tú sabes, a cualquier edad, pero especialmente a los dieciocho, entenderlo y ser lo bastante maduro para lidiar con eso, así que eso fue lo que quise conceptualizar en esta canción. Esta fue una de esas sesiones en las que puedo decir: esta canción tomó el tiempo más largo en ser escrita. La canción en sí se escribió rápido, pero a algunos productores les gusta trabajar muy meticulosamente y fue una de esas sesiones que tomó todo el día, pero valió la pena.

-walls

Esta es probablemente mi canción favorita en el álbum, la canción de la que estoy más orgulloso, definitivamente. Escribimos esta canción muy cerca, quizás una semana después de Kill My Mind, y obviamente también con Jamie. En términos de cómo queríamos que sonara y se sintiera, queríamos que la letra hablara por sí sola y no sobrecomplicar la producción. Cuando empezamos a escribirla, Jamie empezó tocando unas cuerdas e inmediatamente pensé que era una idea genial, él es una persona simplemente genial con melodías naturalmente y creo que realmente me entiende. Lo que también fue una nueva experiencia para mí fue que para la grabación de “Walls” fuimos a “Angel Studios” en Londres y tocaron unas cuerdas en vivo, fue un momento muy significativo en la creación del álbum para mí, no podía creer que toda esa gente estaba ahí para mí y mi canción. Creo que esta es una muy buena canción y que tiene lo que necesita, todas esas cuerdas en vivo en serio le agregan algo, fue un momento que me enorgullece en la creación del álbum. Comenzamos con el coro conceptualmente con la idea de paredes, que es, no dejar que te decepcionen, pero conocer a esa persona y tener la confianza necesaria de dejarla entrar. ¿Hay una razón para que este sea el nombre del álbum? Es mi canción favorita, de la que estoy más orgulloso, creo que paredes es un concepto muy interesante, es un título atrapante, pero más que nada porque es mi canción favorita

-habit

Empezó como el concepto de la relación que yo tenía con mi trabajo en ese tiempo, estaba teniendo una relación no tan buena, no estaba sacando música que no me representaba y de ahí surgió Habit, del sentimiento de querer algo y no poder dejarlo. Y por supuesto, también es una canción de amor, puede dirigirse a una chica también. En general, es una de esas canciones de las que me siento muy orgulloso, creo que la melodía es genial (gracias a *nombre que no entendí* por eso, genial melodía, como siempre) El coro es sobre la idea de un hábito, como dije, que fue escrito con mi carrera en ese tiempo en mente, pero el verso es un poco más descriptivo con referencias a donde solíamos vivir con la banda, un complejo de departamentos llamado Princess Park, los fans conocen ese lugar. Musicalmente, es Steve haciendo lo que hace mejor, una adorable guitarra a través de toda la canción, no nos complicamos con la producción, dejando que la melodía y la letra den el mensaje.

-always you

Esta es una vieja. Escribí esta, como ya dije, hace al menos dos años. En realidad filtré esta en mi Instagram hace un tiempo y desde ese momento los fans han estado entusiasmados por escucharla. Fue uno de esos momentos donde tengo, por ejemplo, 18 canciones para elegir para el álbum y esa, para ser honesto era una para descartar, pero yo sabía que los fans estaban entusiasmados por escucharla, y por alguna razón, aunque todavía no la habían escuchado, ya habían desarrollado una conexión con esta canción, quiero decir, fueron 5 o 10 segundos de canción, y creo que es increíble. Creo que porque la filtré fue que se hubiesen decepcionado mucho si no la escucharan nunca más, así que creo que fue una decisión obvia ponerla en la lista. Hablando de la letra, en realidad es una canción de ruptura, tú sabes. Se trata de haber roto con alguien, y luego ver todos esos objetos, lugares o lo que sea que te recuerde esa persona. Es una canción muy autobiográfica para mí, estar de gira con One Direction y visitar todos estos lugares increíbles, pero que no se sienta igual cuando no estás con esa persona.

-fearless

Esta canción cobra sentido para mí cuando llega ese momento que naturalmente, la vida se pone mucho más seria y creo que a veces las personas necesitan recordar cómo era que se sentía ser joven, y ese es el concepto con esta canción. Es la idea de ver esa chispa en los ojos de alguien cuando es joven y luego envejecen y la vida se torna más seria, así que quise representar la juventud y un poco de ser temerario.

-perfect now

Pienso que cada canción en el álbum probablemente representa un verdadero estilo de One Direction en lo que a letras se refiere, definitivamente. Cuando escucho esta canción es casi como una extensión de lo que hacíamos en los inicios de One Direction, es un poco vulnerable, pero una letra dulce, la melodía es, de nuevo, Jamie haciendo lo que hace mejor, tiene un coro muy pegadizo. Cuando escucho el álbum de principio a fin, sé que esta será una de las favoritas de los fans. Cuando escribí esta canción con Jamie, estuvimos en su casa como tres días y en ese tiempo escribimos como tres canciones, pero esta canción en particular, Perfect Now, fue escrita quizás en dos o tres horas. Algunas veces, cuando es el caso de una buena canción es casi como si se escribiera sola en realidad. Hicimos bastantes cosas buenas en esas sesiones, pero esta es definitivamente algo que destaco, y algo que creo que en serio disfrutarán, eso espero.

-defenceless

El concepto de la canción es ese momento cuando, tú sabes, estás en una discusión o te sientes particularmente vulnerable y es más que nada como un grito de ayuda. Líricamente creo que es, como dije antes, es muy importante para mí ser honesto y vulnerable a veces y esta es definitivamente una de esas canciones, hay mucha honestidad en esta. En realidad, no me malentiendan, siempre fui fan de esta canción, siempre amé esta canción, pero no me había dado cuenta de cuánto la amaban los fans hasta que la toqué en Madrid, la toqué en Madrid y los fans por alguna razón en serio les gustó esta canción y ahora definitivamente tiene un lugar especial en mi corazón.

-only the brave

Esta es, en mi opinión, la manera perfecta de cerrar el álbum. Como ya he dicho, es una canción de la que estoy muy orgulloso, el estilo de la letra y el sonido es ligeramente diferente, creo que es importante tener variación a lo largo del álbum. La canción en sí es obviamente sobre ser valiente, y básicamente habla de amor, y que el amor es solo para los valientes. No tiene realmente, bueno, definitivamente no tiene una estructura como quizás una canción pop estándar, tú sabes, el coro solo sucede una vez, por lo que digo otra vez que me parece la manera perfecta de cerrar el álbum. Creo que te deja queriendo más y es un momento muy dulce en el álbum.

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Starshine                   Ch. 57       Jimmy Page   Fan Fiction

Carla had been really enjoying her time with Julian. He was crazy in love with her and they had been spending every waking hour together.

 They couldn’t get enough of each other’s body. Except for while they were at work. Carla was a veterinarian’s assistant. She loved horses tremendously and dogs as well. She was very loving toward the animals through her work and she was cherished by the vet. He noticed her skill at calming the animals when they were anxious and frightened, by use of her nurturing gentle ways.

Carla also loved horseback riding. The vet kept several of his own horses at his stables at home. He allowed Carla the privilege of coming by any time she pleased and take any horse she wished for a ride out on the trails. He had a few employees, feeding and grooming the horses on a regular basis and they all knew Carla well.  Dr. Leary in fact liked having Carla come and exercise the boys and girls. It kept them happy and in good shape. She introduced Julian to the activity

 of horse riding. He hadn’t been too crazy about animals in general, but Carla was so enthusiastic, that he was way willing to give it a try. She set him up with one of the boys - Brasswhiskers. Her personal favorite horse was a girl named Shawn. Carla and Shawn were a great match for each other. They were quite in tune and extremely connected. Shawn almost instinctively knew what Carla needed her to do, and so quickly too. It was a smooth ride when the two were a team. Julian tried so hard to get to know Brass, a gorgeous reddish brown stallion. And sure enough, it wasn’t long till they also became a force to be reckoned with. Julian began to love the interaction between himself and the very intelligent horse. And he began to love the wind in his hair and the fresh air streaming through his lungs. This new part of his life really rejuvenated him and his new lovelife with the girl of his dreams had him ablaze with life. Julian had never been happier in his lifetime. And Carla really loved making passionate love to him constantly, with which he couldn’t have loved more. He was just ecstatic in his highly physical and newfound satisfied state. He had never been so in love before. And he just reveled in Carla’s touch. 

They had just returned to his place, on their day off, after an exhilarating ride through the trails at Leary’s stables. They each washed up, to get the horsey smell off. Now fresh and clean, Julian had a ruddy look on his face and looked straight out of a commercial for leather boots or such. He was glorious. Blond hair bouncing as he walked. Strong woodsy outdoorsy appearance really suited him. Carla was awestruck by his new rugged persona. And he felt alive. He took her in his manly arms and began kissing her lips with fervor, like a man with a purpose. They were consistently in love mode, and Carla didn’t remember the word no anymore. The answer was yes, yes please. She adored not only Jules, but his talents as well. He lifted her up, bridal style and carried her into his bedroom as though she was light as a feather. He laid her down on his bed and began stripping off his clothes. It was the sexiest view this side of Jupiter. 

 When the shirt came off, his bulging biceps were a scorching site. The shoulders, my oh my. He was built for hot melting love. The gorgeous flat muscular tummy too, had Carla drooling. Once in his boxers, he lay down gently next to her and began slowly taking her clothes off, and she was tingling with delight, couldn’t wait. He smelled so clean and woodsy and she just craved his delicious body. He was kissing and licking her neck, with his large hands all over her body. Feeling her, caressing her. Carla was giggling and moaning as he touched her in all his favorite places, as he was making sex sounds from deep inside his throat. He massaged her belly and her hips with a firm touch, then lowered himself down low and began licking and nibbling her at her secret private places, which she told him now belonged to him. He couldn’t be more appreciative upon hearing this news. And took it as encouragement to adore and pleasure her as often as he possibly could. He said that he needed to take extra great care of his belongings. He took a lot of time to give Carla the sensations and the explosive tingling jolts of thrill that he felt she deserved. And she was in pure crazy bliss as he did so. And the level of his delight, when he saw her in passionate agony, at her peak, with her throat way back and mouth open in complete joy, throbbing in pleasure, well,…. it made his life worth living. He was extremely talented and driven with his tongue and lips. And could spend hours tasting and manipulating her if she let him. But usually she would say enough, after he had caused her about two or three raging orgasms. She just hoped for energy for the ultimate love making he offered her afterwards. There was no end to his ability, his energy. He could go on and on all night. Carla told him he was the lover of a lifetime. Of which he couldn’t hear often enough. It was a glorious song to his ears. Her moaning was a sound that fueled his fire. That was exactly what he had set as his goal, to become for her. Anything she needed, he wanted to be right there, to provide it for her.

He had been inside her, driving her insane, for quite awhile now, as she clenched onto him, writhing in bliss, beneath him. Finally he hit the end of his rope with a long moan and frantic shuddering. He leaned his head down, forehead against her right shoulder and his juices flooded into Carla. He was saying softly, “Oh my Carla, my love. My love. What you do to me. I’m in paradise in your arms. Holding me tight with your legs around me. It’s unbelievable, my angel.” She was nearly cross eyed by now, dissolved into lava now as a result of reaching her peak at least 5 times since they began.  And he still felt it wasn’t enough, but it was all she could take, she insisted. Any more and she told him she was going to fall apart and never be able to function again. At that statement, they both began laughing their heads off and couldn’t stop. He pulled himself away, kissed her many times on her tender mouth. He said he felt peaceful and satisfied to a fault right then. And he jumped in for a fast shower, sticky as hell.

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Next chap. 58 :  https://ritacaroline.tumblr.com/post/188709530296/starshine-ch-58-jimmy-page               

Chapter Index for “Starshine” is located at bottom section of Ch.1 ,  click here :

https://ritacaroline.tumblr.com/post/184383708541/starshine-ch-1-jimmy

Link to “In The Light” - original fan fic -https://ritacaroline.tumblr.com/post/173286165501/in-the-light-jimmy-page-fan-fiction

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Your Best American Girl | songs for Rory pt. 1

    Ten introductory songs, summarizing Rory Moskowitz 

honestly i love this challenge so much i’ll probably do 90 of these for every mood in existence...also the songs really don’t go together in hindsight lmao 

1. Your Best American Girl (Mitski)- Rory’s blog title and a dope ass song ! I honestly love the song for personal reasons, but I think it really frames Rory; American yes, but also she isn’t your American Girl - gay, steeped in Eastern European Jewish history, raised with a different story, and a different relationship with the country, then the kids around her. On the hill, with All-American Boys and Girls, she can try to masquerade as one of them (and did) but she’s shed that side of her, in favor of something else. Mitski is singing about a boy, but in Rory’s context, it’s her and her country - she can love her country, but will it ever truly love her back? 

“You're the sun, you've never seen the night But you hear its song from the morning birds Well I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star “ 

“Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me But I do, I think I do And you're an all-American boy I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl”

2. Same Drugs (Chance the Rapper) 

Rory and her ex - the dramatic transformation her wife undertook, changing herself, for what? The woman Rory knew, entirely abandoned - working through their former life, former love, and despairing over the woman her ex has chosen to be. 

Where did you go? Why would you stay? You must have lost your marbles You always were so forgetful

What did you do to your hair? Where did you go to end up right back here? When did you start to forget how to fly? 

3. Windows - Angel Olsen 

Won't you open a window sometime? What's so wrong with the light? What's so wrong with the light?

4. If I Could Write (Sam Phillips) - Also Rory and her ex, and also Rory’s interactions tag - when her heart isn’t inflamed by anger or sadness, she can reflect on their relationship, and the aspects of her that are strengthened by it being over. She is also resolute in her emotions - highlighted in certain lines- overall, just a beautiful bittersweet lovesong that captures the love and loss 

I took your ring that never comes off and put it on Sorry to lose you, sorry to keep you after you were gone Nothing is small, nothing is unexpected

Desire's the element that I can't fight Dream is the arm of God Girl's looking for themselves in your eyes I'm looking for you

5. (8 Circle) Bon Iver

To walk aside your favor, I'm an Astuary King I would ask you where it came I'll keep in a cave, your comfort and all Unburdened and becoming

6. Lady Lazarus - Sylvia Plath’s recording of her poem. So fucking chilling - encompassing the engrossing, dark aspects of Rory 

Herr God, Herr Lucifer   Beware Beware. Out of the ash I rise with my red hair   And I eat men like air.

7. Fuck with myself (Banks) - Because no one can fuck with Rory, the way she fucks with herself 

I used to care about what you think, baby You words burn me in the third degree And baby now look what it's come to 'Cause my love is the one, my love is the one

So I fuck with myself more than anybody else 

8. Criminal - Fiona Apple 

I've been a bad, bad girl

9. Begging for Thread (Banks) 

I got some dirt on my shoes My words can come out as a pistol I'm no good at aiming But I can aim it at you

10. Gimme (Banks) - ** I do love Banks with all my damn heart. Gimme reflects her post-Wright assassination mindset, in the aftermath of Rory’s committing her most foul crime, but gaining the greatest reward of her life. She’s hungry for more - to cement her legacy, and Julian’s. The weight of guilt is easily smothered by adopting a nefarious persona; a heightened version of her diabolical leanings, and tendencies. With Wright gone, only the election stands in the way of Julian achieving all they’ve dreamed of. Julian’s going to win the election, if it kills someone (else). 

You can call me that bitch

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

if you made it this far - opinions on wind beneath ur wings for rory and julian jajajaj

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2, 38, 59!

Munday Memes - Accepting

2. What drew you to rping this character?

What drew me? I’m not entirely sure. I believe it was the sass and the snark originally. I’ve always been drawn to characters like that. Enjoy writing characters like that. But also because of how complex Julian as a character is. How there’s so much more to him than people seem to realise or completely ignore from what I have seen within the fandom. I just love how much there is too Julian and I hope to be able to bring everything I adore and headcanon about him to the table one day! 

38. Has a roleplayer ever changed your view on a character? If so, how? Good or bad? For better or for worse?

They have. Some for better. Some for worst. Some roleplayers changed my views of characters. Making me find a love for them that I originally never had as I didn’t really like them at first or never had an interest in them at all! 

Though there’s some roeplayers that have changed my view for worst. Mainly on the fandom and not actual characters. I tend to try not let people ruin a character for me but sometimes it’s hard. But, in general these roleplayers have made me cautious of the fandom they’re in or made it that I don’t want to interact with said fandom they’re in. Right now there’s fandoms I’m cautious of and honestly I’m debating going back into them or not some time in the future. We’ll see though as I do miss writing some of my old muses. 

59.  What/Who is a character you think you would like to roleplay? What’s currently stopping you from roleplaying them?

Well, for one thing. Life is the main reason. I’m rather busy most days. I’m working at Mcdonalds 5 days a well. My shifts tend to be around 8:30am-5pm usually on weekdays and I have to be up as early as 7am at times if I get a bus. about 7:30am if I’m getting a lift. Then I wait for a bus home and because of that I tend to not be home by 6:30pm. Time I shower, get something to eat if I’m hungry and do laundry or some other misc things it can be rather close to 9pm at times and I tend to be in bed by 1am the latest. A Saturday if I work, I tend to do 11am-5pm cause of buses. Morning bus at 10am while home bus is 5:15pm but I don’t have to worry about a lot so I can chill and do laundry and stuff on Sunday.

I’m also in the process of working on a private roleplay group with a friend that we’re slowly working on and wish to launch sometime this year. So when I can I tend to be working on stuff for that sometimes. I also sometimes play video games in my spare time to chill and I’ve been doing that as well recently. 

Family is another thing that makes it hard to roleplay. When I’m at my dads I can’t really get on the laptop anyways until after 9pm usually once my twin siblings go to bed and things have been tidied and straightened up. At mums I can lurk on the laptop whenever but I try not to do it all day and like ya know, try and actually spend time with her.

I’m also slowly working on remaking my multi-muse so I can write characters I want to. Some of the characters I’d like to write are Angel Dust from Hazbin Hotel, Xion and Axel from Kingdom Hearts, Todomatsu from Osomatsu-san, Kanji from Persona 4, Harley Quinn from DC and Ms Marvel from Marvel. These are just some characters I’d like to write. A lot of the reason I don’t is I’m so busy. Others is I haven’t finished watching or playing the series, not caught up with a series or I don’t know if I want to be associated with said fandom at all. 

[lillies-with-you]

1. Haise Sasaki (Tokyo Ghoul) 2. Hideyoshi Nagachika (Tokyo Ghoul) 3. Aru Akise (Future Diary) 4. Shigeo Kagiyama (MP100) 5. Teruki Hanazawa (MP100) 6. Hajime Hinata (Danganronpa 2,3) 7. Izuru Kamukura (Danganronpa 3) 8. Takumi Hijirihara (Danganronpa KK) 9. Yasuke Matsuda (Danganronpa 0) 10. Yuuki Natsuno (Shiki)11. Yuzuru Otonashi (Angel Beats) 12. Ayato Naoi (Angel Beats) 13. Sophie Hatter (Howl’s Moving Castle) 14. Asano Gakushū (Assassination Classroom) 15. Itona Horibe (Assassination Classroom) 16. Yuma Isogai (Assassination Classroom) 17. Minato Arisato (Persona 3) 18. Yusuke Kitigawa (Persona 5) 19. Goro Akechi (Persona 5) 20. Ryuji Sakamoto (Persona 5) 21. Roxas (Kingdom Hearts) 22. Riku (Kingdom Hearts) 23. Ventus (Kingdom Hearts) 24. Yoshiya “Joshua” Kiryu (TWEWY)25. Neku Sakuraba (TWEWY) 26. Siwon/Tae Min (What lies at the end) 27. Min Woojin (What lies at the end) 28. Mikaela Hyakuya (Owari no seraph) 29. Tom Lucitor (SVTFOE) 30. Marco Diaz (SVTFOE) 31. Evil Morty (Rick and Morty) 32. Kazuya Shibuya “Naru” (Ghost Hunt) 33. Adachi Torhu (Persona 4) 34. Yoshiki (Corpse Party) 35. John Doe (Unordinary) 36. Max (Camp Camp) 37. Harrison (Camp Camp) 38. Jasper (Camp Camp) 39. Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom) 40. Wirt (OTGW) 41. Ritsu Onodera (Sekaiichi Hatsukoi) 42. Lars (Steven Universe) 43. Leonardo Watch (Kekkai Sensen) 44. William “Black” Macbeth (Kekkai Sensen) 45. The King of Despair (Kekkai Sensen) 46. 9S (Nier: Automata) 47. Nero Ren (The Boy Who Fell) 48. Tobio Kageyama (Haikyuu!!) 49. Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion) 50. Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion) 51. Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire) 52. Goro Majima (Yakuza 0) 53. Steven A. Starphase (Kekkai Sensen) 54. Michael Mei (Be more chill) 55. Jermey (Be more chill) 56. Squip (Be more chill) 57. Namsoon (Save me) 58. Koshi Tanaka (Liar Liar) 59. Cecil Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale) 60. Carlos (Welcome to Night Vale) 61. Kevin (Welcome to Night Vale) 62. Oma Kokichi (Danganronpa V3) 63. Saihara Shuichi (Danganronpa V3) 64. Axel (Kingdom Hearts) 65. Damien (WKM?) 66. Doug Eiffel (Wolf 359) 67. Hera (Wolf 359) 68. Juno Steel (The Penumbra Podcast) 69. Peter Nureyev (The Penumbra Podcast) 70. Ryan Dallian (EOS 10) 71. Akmazian (EOS 10) 72. Eddie Gluskin (Outlast) 73. Miles Upshore (Outlast) 74. Waylon Park (Outlast) 75. Blake Langermann (Outlast 2) 76. Ethan Winters (Resident Evil 7) 77. Julian the Janitor (The Orbiting Human Circus) 78. Hannibal Lector (Hannibal) 79. Earl (Welcome to Night Vale) 80. Taako Taaco (The Adventure Zone) 81. Magnus Sideburns (The Adventure Zone) 82. Griffin Mcreoy (MBMBAM and The Adventure Zone) 83. Will Graham (Hannibal) 84. Darryl Ramirez (It Devours! Welcome To Night Vale) 85. Fredrick Chilton (hannibal) 86. Joshua Washington (Until Dawn)87. Michael Monroe (Until Dawn ) 88. Erik Chapman (Wooden Overcoats) 89. Rudyard Funn (Wooden Overcoats) 90. Darkiplier (Markiplier) 91. Wilford Warfstache (Markiplier) 92. Stephano V (The Evil Within 2) 93. Val (outlast 2) 94. Joseph (DD) 95. Duck Newton (The Adventure Zone: amnesty) 96. Sir Damien (The Second Citadel) 97. Loki :( (Thor) 98. David (Alien Covenant) 99. Walter (Alien Covenant) 100. Ryan Bergara (Buzzfeed Unsolved) 101. Shane Madej (Buzzfeed Unsolved) 102. Harold B. Darrensworth (Markiplier) 103. Dr.Flug (villainous)

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BEST OF 2016: TOP 10 SONGS

HONORABLE MENTIONS: (in no order) “I Hope My Life” by James Blake, “Those Were the Days” by Angel Olsen, “The Vapours” by Anna Meredith, “I Can’t Give Everything Away” by David Bowie, “Landcruisin’” by A.K. Paul, “N****s” by Kamaiyah, “Josie’s Past” by Xiu Xiu, “Generation Why” by Weyes Blood, “Keep Your Name” by Dirty Projectors

10. “NO WOMAN” by WHITNEY

“I might never be sure”

It isn’t just those falsetto vocals that convey such loneliness, or its effortless orchestration that evokes an early 70′s folk vibe that is inescapably Californian, that moves me every time I listen to this song. I think it has much more to do with its themes of relocation as a kind of rebirth, or even escape- specifically, to Los Angeles. I moved myself across the country- to L.A.- this year, and it has continually felt at once tremendously exciting and kind of selfish. Like our speaker, I might never be sure of whether or not it was the best move. To be quite honest, I’m not at all sure what Julian Ehrlich means when he croons the titular phrase “no woman,” but whatever it is, I feel it.

9. “YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL” by MITSKI

“Your mother wouldn’t approve of how my mother raised me, but I do- I think I do.”

Mitski crafts a remarkably succinct expression of the frustration of not feeling American enough, or participating in a relationship with someone you really like without compromising your identity or agency, exemplified by her gorgeous, soft alto voice that works in perfect harmony with the charged distortion of her guitar, evoking a mid 90′s alternative vibe that transcends that genre’s thematic simplicity. A marvel. 

8. “BEST TO YOU” by BLOOD ORANGE

“I can’t be the girl you want, but I can be the thing you throw away.”

Dev Hynes’ music is intensely personal- a reflection of his thoughts, beliefs, and experiences that make more sense to him than it ever could to a listener. At the same time, this specificity often makes the music more universal, inviting the listener to see themselves in it. When I listen to “Best to You,” I think of the straight boy that I was madly in love with in high school, who I knew could never reciprocate that to me. “I can’t be the girl you want, but I can be the thing you throw away” was a genuine sentiment of mine. Hynes is so gifted at exemplifying these raw emotions with grooves and rhythms that suggest this sadness or inadequateness is universal.   

7. “IT MEANS I LOVE YOU” by JESSY LANZA

“If you want it, come and find my love.”

“It Means I Love You” is nothing short of hypnotic, experimenting with genre and rhythm in fascinating ways that feel like the purest example of what Lanza set out to do with this fabulous record. Kaleidoscopic and disorienting, just like its accompanying video, the collision of beats and Lanza’s almost childlike vocals transcend genre to create something truly exciting; a jubilant dance track that’s downright bizarre. 

6. “30 HOURS” by KANYE WEST

“You wasn’t mine though- but I still drove 30 hours to you.”

“30 Hours” is full of contradictions. It sees Kanye at his most reflective, looking back to his long distance relationship with Sumeke Rainey just after he moved to L.A. for his career when he would regularly drive across the country to visit her. It’s almost shocking to hear West speak so candidly about his much more modest beginnings when his recent work, even other parts of this same song, seem to be a celebration of financial excess and a fundamental misunderstanding of the real world. It reassures the listener that Kanye is still Kanye, aware of his humble past and his persona of late, speaking almost fondly of simpler times. But at the same time, “30 Hours” sees Kanye at his most outlandish- taking phone calls mid-song, rambling about Mos Def, and referencing the Madison Square Garden listening party that was meant to have been the album’s premiere, only to have the track listing drastically change at least twice before the album would officially drop. It’s indicative of the many fascinating inconstancies of The Life of Pablo, and the duality of Kanye West; talented, perceptive Chicago kid and crazy, out of touch mega celebrity. 

5. "WORK” by RIHANNA

“If you had a twin, I would still choose you”

I think one of my favorite things about “Work” is that I don’t really know what she’s talking about. A close reading of the lyrics reveal a story of creative and professional ambition hindering a romantic relationship, and a rich utilization of Jamaican patois. Rihanna has always embraced the dancehall sounds that shaped her, but here she modernizes it and makes it entirely her own with shocking ease. “Work” is a meticulously constructed master class in pop that feels effortless. There’s a reason we lived our lives to it this past spring and well into the summer (or all year and for the rest of our lives) ; it’s sultry, captivating and joyous. 

4. “EXECUTION” by ANOHNI

“It’s an American dream.”

I always dance to “Execution” and wonder if it’s appropriate. Its stellar, infectious beat, underscored by dissonant, droning chords compliment its slyly scathing critique of capital punishment perfectly, but also make for an almost perfect pop dance anthem in its own right. At times, Anohni even sounds like Cher, further contributing to the song’s pop conventionality, at times sounding radio-ready. But then she coos “like the Chinese,” and its immensely clear that this is something decidedly more subversive. It’s a song that you can get entirely swept away with on the dance floor while never forgetting the anger in Anohni’s voice as she pleads for mercy. 

3. “CRANES IN THE SKY” by SOLANGE

“I traveled 70 states…”

The beauty of “Cranes in the Sky” is how simultaneously specific and universal it is. I listened to it the weekend my grandmother died. I listened to it again the morning after the election. It speaks to the pervasiveness of sadness, loneliness, grief, or anything else one foolishly tries to chase away before we’re ready to part with it. At the same time, I’m sure Solange had something more specific in mind when writing it. And I’m sure it evokes other feelings in other people who listen to it. Those melancholy strings understand something intrinsic to sadness, but somehow, the song remains jubilant in its promise of self-discovery for both Solange as an artist, and the listener in their everyday life.

2. “FORMATION” by BEYONCÉ

“When he fuck me good, I take his ass to Red Lobster.”

Beyoncé is more committed than ever to formal experimentation, to honoring her identity as a black woman, to being serious, to being funny, and to changing the game. When the video for “Formation” dropped and she hit that chord on “Texas Bama!” I literally gasped, and by the time she got around to “when he fuck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster,” I had to pick myself up off the floor. Beyoncé changes the definition of what a pop song can be with unorthodox chords and song structure, fun, loving and honest lyrics that celebrate the black experience in America and Black Panther imagery. While Lemonade didn’t become quite the straightforward Womanist opus “Formation” suggested it might be (the film is closer to it,) it remains a truly iconic love letter to Blackness. 

1. “FUTURA FREE” by FRANK OCEAN

“How far is a lightyear?”

A one of a kind stunner in two acts. Absurd imagery and phrases have never been so moving or slyly funny, and the way that Ocean utilizes them to craft a singular statement on fame and success that sounds something like his version of Janis Ian’s “Stars” is, for lack of a better word, genius. Those gentle piano chords make a stunning contrast to the lyrics (”murder me like Selena,” or “don’t let em’ find Tupaaaaaac!”) and that meticulous distortion (is that “Beyonce” that he keeps repeating?) By the time the first act gives way to an equally bizarre interview conducted by his younger brother Ryan, calling back to the album’s recurring theme of nostalgia, it’s clear there isn’t a better way to close out this wildly ambitious and strange opus of a song and album. 

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In Cantonese “Sifu” is a title given to a master of a trade, according to Wikipedia. Whether you trust Wikipedia or not, it’s only fitting that Livingston Matthews decided to adopt the name Pink Siifu (yes, double i) as his musical persona. Siifu treads the threshold between conscious-activist rap, and pure love poetry; a guru of cloud rap, weaving through ethereal vocals and experimental jazz. At 25 he recognizes the masters of his craft, designing “something like if N*E*R*D’s Seeing Sounds and The Love Below by André 3000 had an album baby, with a little of Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun” for his next piece of work. It’s a bold statement for the young rapper, but I don’t doubt his dexterity and ability to finesse his way to the top.

I first met Pink Siifu at Back Beat LA, a monthly event that caters to the underground jazz and experimental hip-hop scene in Los Angeles. He slid across the back, skateboard at his side, and asked if he could grab something off the vegetable platter. Unbeknownst to me, he was part of the lineup. He approached the mic and let his raspy vocals and entrancing sing-rap reverberate throughout the Grand Star Jazz Club; a lo-fi dream, sobering and transcending at the same time.

We agreed to meet outside of Space 15 Twenty in Los Angeles for the interview – post Tape Meet LA, where independent labels like Stones Throw, Paxico Records, and Akashik Records gathered for a cassette exhibition. It’s not everyday I get to be among some of my favorite producers and DJs, but I digress. Pink Siifu greeted me with a big grin and arms wide-open before we talked about his move from Birmingham, to Cincinnati, and now LA; the effects of the internet on hip-hop; and his musical odyssey.

Did you already have connections out in LA?

Nah, I knew like a couple of niggas. I started going to shows and parties, and I went to Ringgo’s (Mndsgn) – one of Ringgo’s after parties. This was when him, Zeroh, Low Leaf, and Alima (Jennings) were staying in the same crib. I met Ahwlee there, and I even met Swarvy at Ringgo’s. I met mad niggas at Ringgo’s crib.

Yeah, I moved out here to do that. I moved out here with my ex, just because we fucked with the artists and production out here.

When you were younger did you see yourself moving out here?

Hell nah, I just thought I would go back to Alabama, or Atlanta, or Florida. I still want to go back, but it’s boring as fuck.

The art scene (in Atlanta) is tight. It feels like Brooklyn. Everybody knows everybody. There’s so many different types of art. I went there, and the niggas that threw a gallery show, threw a rap show after. That shit was just tight as fuck. They made early SpaceGhostPurrp type of shit. It was super southern. It was dope.

Do you get the same feeling as you do at home?

It ain’t nothing like LA. LA has no season change. It’s neither hot nor cold. There’s no fall or spring. It’s either summer or a lazy winter. I need fall and spring for my sanity. That shit is weird. That’s the only thing I don’t fuck with.

I feel like Los Angeles is a bubble in that way. Do you agree?

Word. Maybe that’s true. Yeah, actually Cali has a lot of shit going. Cali just stays with Cali. I feel like y’all focus on London and New York. I know a lot of cats that know cats from London and NY. It’s tight. A lot of cats I fuck with are either from Philly or New York, so maybe that’s why.

Is it because of the type of hip-hop prevalent out here? I feel like East coast hip-hop and rap are more conscious, though. What is it about those artists that resonates with you more, as opposed to artists from Los Angeles?

Nah, nah. I fuck with artists from here. I fuck with both. Honestly, New York niggas sound like Atlanta niggas, ‘cause of the internet probably. I miss when I used to go down south and visit my family. Like the south would be playing certain types of music. Before everybody started fucking with Young Jeezy, only Atlanta and Alabama were playing Young Jeezy and Lil Boosie. We’d hear all the new music in the south first.

I fuck with artists from here though. Conscious niggas are definitely in Cali. Zeroh is one of my favorite rappers. Zeroh is from Long Beach; Kendrick from Compton.

I fuck with Brooklyn too, though. There ain’t nothing like a Brooklyn woman. A black Brooklyn woman is just so direct with your ass. I fuck with Brooklyn woman heavy – not even to date – like just admire them. Like a dude will do some shit on the train, and they’ll be like “what the fuck is wrong with you?” That shit is tight. I be on the train and I’m like “Yeah, you shouldn’t fuck with her dog.” Laughs. “She ain’t the one dog. Fuck around and get jawed.”

Do you think because you’re from the South your take on music is very unique or do you think you have a blended sound as well?

Blended, definitely, because I was raised in Ohio.

Then what genres do you think your music is a mix of? Hip-hop, obviously, but you definitely have some jazz influence.

It’s crazy, my jazz influence. I’m realizing this more as I grow up. I already knew that my pops used to play the Saxophone, and everyone told me he was a monster. My grandfather, his pops, he wasn’t the best dad but he was an artist, a jazz nigga. They say he was a big reason for the jazz movement in Nigeria. They say he used to play with Charlie Parker.

Hold up, you’re going on tour?

Me and Ahwlee are going on short, short tour. It’s not like these big nigga tours. We’re going to Oakland, Chicago, Brooklyn, and then Pennsylvania. I’m grateful! But I definitely want more dates. I wanted to hit Atlanta.

Did you see yourself going on tour 5 years ago?

Well, kind of. Hold up. He loses his train of thought. Shout out to Shoes for fucking this up. Laughs. Wait, I started doing music in 2011 seriously, but the jazz influence is from my pops and grandfather. Dungeon Family, Badu, Temptations, Jill Scott, Eddie Kendricks – bless his soul. I used to love Frank Sinatra.

Were they your inspiration for twothousandnine?

D’Angelo and Dwele were, sonically. We would listen to a lot of Slum Village, D’Angele, Dwele, and Dilla. We was watching D’Angelo live shows before we recorded some tracks. The title of it was because 2009 was lit. It was lit musically for me. I started listening to N*E*R*D heavy, Kid Cudi, and a lot of other indie rap shit – not just Lil’ Wayne and Outkast. I started listening to Blackstar too.

I told Swarvy we should name it that, and he said it was crazy because that’s when he started making music seriously and getting weird with it. We had the same view on 2009. Shit just started sonically changing for us.

It’s funny you mention Outkast. After the photo shoot, Julian (Essink) and I kept thinking that you remind us of André 3000. Do you get that a lot?

That’s my favorite artist of all time, like how Tyler loves Pharrell. That’s how I feel about André. I feel like he’s guiding a nigga every time I listen to him. The Love Below is the best album. There is no other album, especially rap album, that’s like that.

Is 3 Stacks your ideal end goal as a rapper?

No, because the game fucked him up. I feel like I know him; it’s super weird. The industry fucked him up, like he’s cool with the legacy he left.

Is that disappointing for you?

It’s not disappointing for me, but it’s disappointing for the rest of his fans that don’t get that he already gave us everything. We don’t even realize how good it was. He really doesn’t want to put up with the shit that goes with putting out an album. I support him in everything. As soon as he stopped making music, and started putting out movies. I was like, “Alright, fuck it! That’s my favorite actor now.”

He sounds like your favorite uncle.

Deadass. I love him. He can do whatever. If he puts out shoes I’m gonna buy them. I swear. 3 Stacks is my favorite rapper. Dungeon Family is what I’m trying to make for myself, like Soulquarious. I also love rock shit. I love N*E*R*D.

In terms of rock, do you pull inspiration from your favorite bands? I’m asking mainly, because your music isn’t very mainstream. It’s not what you would typically hear on the radio, especially for a rapper. I feel like I appreciate your music more because of that.

I feel that. Well, with the rock shit I do have a lot of music that’s not out yet that’s inspired a lot by rock. I have a lot of music that niggas won’t expect, mostly because I haven’t put out my own album yet. I’ve got several different styles. I’ve only put out what people have produced for me.

So are you producing your own music?

Yeah, but I kind of don’t like making my own beats. I like working with other musicians. When I write, I’m kind of just like letting it flow.

Is it like stream of consciousness?

It’s mostly conversations I’ve had in my relationships and thoughts that I’ve had; things that have actually happened. Sometimes I make up shit, or I’ll combine different events in my life into one story.

How do you know when you have a finished product?

It’s just a feeling.

When you finish a track do you get overly excited to put it out or do you wait until you have a couple of songs ready, and then pick and choose?

I used to be super excited. When I’m working on an album, I’m never that excited, though. I just want to keep building, making it fire. But like now, I don’t give a fuck. I’m trying to get D’Angelo with it, like put an album out every five years.

I kind of just want to hold it. With BRWN, I was talking to three different women. I first started talking to a girl from Brooklyn, and then we ended. Then I was single and talking to different women, and then I ended up dating a girl for 8 months. After that, I started having a sexual relationship with one of my homegirls until I finished BRWN. I was living through this shit while making the album. It was weird and dope. It’s a woman appreciation album, especially a black woman. There are only female features in it.

There were dope life experiences in that album. That’s how the best albums get made.

When do you think you’re going to release your next album or EP?

Me and Ahwlee are working heavy. I can’t say when we’ll drop some new shit. The next thing I drop will probably be a B. Cool-Aid thing.

Should your listeners expect a similar outcome from you based on your previous work?

You should just watch my Instagram stories. My album is gonna be full of music like that. It’s gonna have the Blues, rap, jazz, rock. I want something like if N*E*R*D Seeing Sounds and The Love Below by André 3000 had an album baby, with a little of Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun. Sprinkle everything in there.

Niggas definitely might not fuck with it, but there are so many things I want to try. If they don’t fuck with that, then they’ll fuck with the next one. I want to be able to have different types of people that enjoy different genres of music at my show.

If there was one artist that you’d want to collaborate with, who would it be?

I’d want to work with Static Major or Dilla. If I had either of their beats on an album, that would be crazy. I would love to get some guitar from Hendrix, too, but only if he was still alive. Also Matt Martians, Homeshake, and that’s about it.

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Lo admito, estaba nervioso. Muy nervioso. No dejaba de pensar ¿qué pasa si no estás preparado? No estudiaste, leíste, viste lo suficiente de football rumbo a esta nueva temporada. No hay forma de que tengas suficientes chistes.

Entré en un ataque de ansiedad.

La ansiedad se convirtió en pánico al enterarme de la lesión de Julian Edelman. Lo primero que se me vino a la mente fue un atentado en contra de nosotros los guapos, pero me tranquilicé al darme cuenta que era un incidente aislado y que los feos son igualmente propensos a las lesiones.

Respiré profundo, me serví un whisky doble. Nada. Tuve que repetir el proceso en al menos dos ocasiones para recordar que no había forma en que llegara a esta nueva temporada menos preparado que los Jets.

Como es la norma después de unos whiskeys, mi mente sufrió un cambio. Comencé a verlo todo en yardas y touchdowns, en pases y carreras. Eso es mucho más de lo que los 49ers pueden presumir. Me sentí más cómodo, más confiado.

Tan confiado que comencé a pensar lo que piensan los Cowboys cada año: este es tu año, León, este es tu año. La pequeña diferencia es que yo sí tengo posibilidades de que este sea mi año. No quiero perder más tiempo, el football está aquí y trajo consigo 52 predicciones rumbo al Super Bowl LII.

Empecemos.

1.- O.J. Simpson encontrará un trabajo relacionado al football mucho antes que Coliin Kaepernick.

2.- Mitch Trubisky se apoderará de la titularidad de los Bears después de su semana de descanso y antes del juego ante los Packers.

3.- Y hablando de novatos, el Novato Ofensivo del Año será O.J. Howard de los Bucs. Un hombre entre niños.

4.- La designación a la defensiva es para Jamal Adams de los Jets, por ser el único jugador de su equipo capaz de atrapar un balón.

5.- Andy Reid mantendrá en la banca a Patrick Mahomes, cuidándolo como si fuera la última chuleta del bufet.

6.- Dak Prescott duplicará su número de intercepciones de la temporada anterior, pero también aumentará su cifra de pases de touchdown.

7.- Antonio Brown tendrá su quinta temporada consecutiva con al menos 100 recepciones y ganará el premio a la celebración del año. Ah, y otra multa.

8.- Vontaze Burfict firmará un contrato para pelear con Conor McGregor, y será descalificado por un golpe ilegal.

9.- Todd Bowles y Chuck Pagano no terminan la temporada como miembros activos de la fuerza laboral. Marvin Lewis se les unirá en el lunes negro.

10.- No habrá maldición Madden, porque ya saben, soy Tom Brady y nada me sale mal.

11.- La terna a MVP no incluye a Brady, pero sí a Russell Wilson, Le’Veon Bell y Dak Prescott. Wilson se lleva el trofeo.

12.- El Jugador Defensivo del Año no es otro que Von Miller y aunque no llegará a las 30 capturas prometidas se quedará terriblemente cerca. J.J. Watt, Khalil Mack y Joey Bossa recibirán votos.

13.- El Retorno del Año es para Cam Newton gracias a la gran ayuda del novato Christian McCafrey. El dab, por otro lado, ya vivió sus mejores días.

14.- El coach del año es para Hue Jackson de los Browns. No es cierto, es para Ben McAdoo de los Giants, con lo que podrá demostrarle a todo aquel que pregunte que no es el hermano menor de Ron Jeremy.

15.- La división este es para Giants y, como me siento muy intrépido, los Patriots.

16.- La división oeste es para Seattle y los Raiders. La conexión Lynch si lo prefieren.

17.- La división norte es para Packers y Steelers. Vaya que me gustan las sorpresas.

18.- La división sur es para Titans y Panthers. ¿Qué pensaban, eh? ¿Pan con lo mismo? ¡NO!

19.- Los comodines en la AFC son para Texans y Chiefs.

20.- Los comodines en la NFC son para Cowboys y Falcons.

21.- El fracaso del año es para los Bengals, que ocuparán el sótano de su división. Se necesita hacer algo especial para estar debajo de los Browns.

22.- Ezekiel Elliott correrá para 1,100 yardas y 11 touchdowns en 10 partidos.

23.- Kirk Cousins será el segundo blanco con peinado ridículo más odiado en el área de Washington.

24.- En su duelo de la semana 14 ante Seattle, Blake Bortles tiene un partido histórico al convertirse en el primer deportista profesional en hacer llorar al niño Dios.

25.- Con la primera selección del draft 2018, los New York Jets toman a Sam Darnold, quarterback, USC. Otro quarterback de USC en los Jets ¿Qué puede salir mal?

26.- En el Medio Tiempo del Super Bowl LII en Minneapolis se presentará lo que queda de Britney Spears acompañada de un acto nunca antes visto: Bruno Mars, quien buscará empatar el número de apariciones de John Elway.

27.- Michael Phelps asiste al primer juego en casa de los Ravens… y sale lesionado.

28.- Será hasta la semana 7 que un comentarista diga Los Angeles Chargers sin decir tener que decir San Diego seis veces antes.

29.- En la ronda de comodines de la AFC: Raiders vence a Texans y Titans a Chiefs

30.- En los comodines de la NFC: Giants vence a Falcons y Panthers a Cowboys.

31.- Jay Cutler pasará para 4,000 yardas y conseguirá cada una de ellas con la misma expresión de que este mundo no lo merece.

32.- Los Patriots finalizarán la temporada regular con marca de 15-1, su única derrota será el 5 de octubre en su visita a Tampa Bay.

33.- En el juego en México del 19 de noviembre se volverá a “perder” algo. Tom Brady le llama de inmediato a Donald Trump para hacer las paces.

34.- Andrew Luck recibirá más golpes en 16 juegos de los que Floyd Mayweather ha recibido en toda su carrera (fisco incluido).

35.- Marcus Mariota le quita al trono a Andrew Luck como el quarterback más prometedor del Sur de la AFC, o al menos, el más entretenido de ver.

36.- Al menos un jugador se perderá varios partidos al lesionarse durante un “creativo” festejo.

37.- En la ronda divisional de la AFC: Patriots vence a Titans y Raiders a Steelers.

38.- En la ronda divisional de la NFC: Giants vence a Panthers y Seahawks a Packers.

39.- Los Cardinals intentan sacar del retiro a Tony Romo después de una nueva lesión de Carson Palmer.

40.- El FBI coloca entre los 10 más buscados a la persona que programó el duelo de la semana 4 entre Jets y Jaguars. La NFL se deslinda de cualquier daño a la salud como consecuencia de ver ese partido.

41.- Tyreek Hill (lo tengo en el fantasy) devolverá al menos 4 patadas para touchdown.

42.- Los Packers terminan con el mejor récord en la NFC. En la Conferencia Americana, el camino al Super Bowl pasa por Foxboro.

43.- En la Final de la AFC: Patriots derrota a los Raiders.

44.- En la Final de la NFC: Giants supera a los Seahawks.

45.- Rex Ryan será lo mejor que la haya sucedido a la televisión deportiva, con comentarios para chuparse los dedos… de los pies.

46.- Bill Belichick hará algo ilegal.

47.- Drew Brees no rebasará las 4,500 yardas, pero la ofensiva de los Saints se mantiene en el top 5 gracias un gran año de Adrian Peterson.

48.- Josh Norman sale expulsado del juego de la semana 17 ante Odell Beckham y los Giants.

49.- Martellus Bennett será el mejor fichaje en la agencia libre para esta campaña. Se combinará con Aaron Rodgers para 15 touchdowns.

50.- Mike Glennon se queda con el nombramiento a la peor adquisición en la agencia libre.

51.- En el Super Bowl LII, Giants y Patriots se enfrentan por tercera ocasión en 11 años. Se repetirá el resultado de las dos ocasiones anteriores.

52.- Tom Brady se tatúa el nombre de Eli Manning en la espalda baja.

Fuente: AS

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Noticias de series de la semana: Cierra un canal, abre otro

Seeso cierra

El servicio bajo demanda de NBCUniversal anunciaba en Facebook que cerrará antes de finalizar el año. Su comedia de animación The Cyanide & Happiness Show y otros programas y realities se marchan a VRV Select. There's... Johnny!, que debía estrenarse este mes, no llegará a hacerlo en la plataforma y ahora mismo le están buscando otro alojamiento. Se espera también encontrar un hogar para la cuarta temporada de Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ y la segunda de Take My Wife. Al parecer, la comedia Shrink queda cancelada.

Disney VOD

En 2012, Disney firmó con Netflix la distribución de sus novedades -de las que antes se encargaba Starz- a partir de 2016. Ahora, Disney anuncia la compra de la mayoría de las acciones de BAMTech y que, comenzando con los estrenos de 2019, distribuirá su contenido en su propio servicio bajo demanda. Aunque las acciones de Netflix -que pierde Frozen 2, Toy Story 4 o la nueva versión de The Lion King, entre otras- cayeron un 5% tras la noticia, no debería suponer una gran pérdida para ellos, que ahora dispondrán de más presupuesto para sus propias producciones, como, por ejemplo, las adaptaciones de los cómics de Kick-Ass o Kingsman, ahora que ha adquirido la editorial Millarworld. Netflix mantendrá su catálogo Disney en España o Latinoamérica, donde no llegará el nuevo servicio. Desde Disney afirman que no hay mala relación con Netflix, que seguirá distribuyendo algunos de sus contenidos también en Estados Unidos. Todavía queda por determinar qué pasará con las películas de Marvel o Lucasfilm. [Fuente]

Renovaciones de series

HBO ha renovado Ballers por una cuarta temporada

HBO ha renovado Insecure por una tercera temporada

OWN ha renovado Greenleaf por una tercera temporada

FX ha renovado Snowfall por una segunda temporada

BET ha renovado Tales  por una segunda temporada

USA Network ha renovado Queen of the South por una tercera temporada

Netflix ha renovado GLOW por una segunda temporada

Cancelaciones de series

BBC One ha cancelado Count Arthur Strong tras su tercera temporada

Seeso ha cancelado Shrink tras su primera temporada

Netflix ha cancelado Gypsy tras su primera temporada

Incorporaciones y fichajes de series

Ana Ortiz (Devious Maids, Ugly Betty) participará en varios episodios de la sexta y última temporada de The Mindy Project interpretando a la doctora Mary Hernandez, que trabaja en una clínica que compite con Shulman & Associates.

Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Sully) protagonizará otro episodio de la antología The Romanoffs, la antología de Matthew Weiner (Mad Men).

Brianna Brown (Devious Maids) retomará su papel del piloto de Dynasty y volverá como recurrente interpretando a Claudia.

Marika Dominczyk (Eliza Minnick) no volverá en la decimocuarta temporada de Grey's Anatomy.

Sam Lerner (Geoff Schwartz) ha sido ascendido a regular en la quinta temporada de The Goldbergs.

Phillip Winchester se une a Law & Order: SVU retomando el papel de Peter Stone en Chicago Justice. Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan, The Blue Lagoon) será recurrente.

Rex Linn (Better Call Saul, CSI: Miami) interpretará al padre de Riggs (Clayne Crawford) en varios episodios de la segunda temporada de Lethal Weapon.

Tim Meadows (Son of Zorn, Saturday Night Live) y Lou Diamond Phillips (Longmire, The Ranch) interpretarán a criminales en varios episodios de la quinta temporada de Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story, American Crime Story) protagonizará una nueva versión de American Crime Story: Katrina, esta vez basada en el libro 'Five Days at Memorial' de Sheri Fink. Interpretará a la doctora Anna Pou, que atendió a los afectados por el huracán en un hospital sin electricidad y más tarde fue acusada de asesinar a varios de sus pacientes. Se espera poder contar todavía con Dennis Quaid, Annette Bening y Matthew Broderick, que se han quedado sin papeles.

Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights, Jane the Virgin) interpretará a Kara Clayton, una asesina y heredera de la fortuna de su marido, en la segunda temporada de Bull.

Brenda Strong (Desperate Housewives, Supergirl), Jake Weber (Medium, Hell on Wheels), Meredith Monroe (Dawson's Creek, Criminal Minds), R.J. Brown (The Carrie Diaries), Anne Winters (Tyrant, The Fosters), Bryce Cass (Battle Los Angeles), Chelsea Alden (American Horror Story, Get Spy), Samantha Logan (666 Park Avenue, The Fosters), Kelli O'Hara (Masters of Sex), Ben Lawson (Doubt, Neighbours) y Allison Miller (Incorporated, Go On) se unen como recurrentes a la segunda temporada de 13 Reasons Why. Interpretarán a Nora y Barry Walker, los padres de Bryce (Justin Prentice); Carolyn, la madre de Alex (Miles Heizer), Caleb, el entrenador de Tony (Christian Navarro); los estudiantes Chloe, Cyrus, Mackenzie, Nina y Jackie, el entrenador de béisbol del instituto y una abogada litigante.

Sugar Lyn Beard (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates) será Rebecca Sharp AKA Hazard en un episodio de The Flash.

Stefania Spampinato (Satisfaction) será Carina, la hermana de Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti), en varios episodios de la decimocuarta temporada de Grey's Anatomy.

Graham Phillips (The Good Wife) será Nick St. Clair, el ex de Veronica (Camila Mendes), en dos episodios de la segunda temporada de Riverdale.

Chris Elliott (Schitt's Creek, How I Met Your Mother) interpretará a Glenn, un náufrago que vive en una isla desierta, en varios episodios de la cuarta temporada de The Last Man on Earth.

Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live) protagonizará el musical en directo A Christmas Story. Será la madre de Ralphie.

Peter Krause (Six Feet Under, Parenthood, The Catch) protagonizará 9-1-1 junto a Angela Bassett.

Josh Stamberg (The Affair, Parenthood) y Rya Kihlstedt (Heroes Reborn, Dexter) serán el periodista Robert Rand y la investigadora Cindy Erdlyi en Law & Order: True Crime - The Menendez Murders.

David Barrera (The Bridge) será recurrente en la segunda temporada de Chance. Será el detective Sid Velerio.

Daniel Sharman (Fear The Walking Dead, Teen Wolf) y Bradley James (Merlin, Damien) protagonizarán la segunda temporada de Medici: Masters of Florence junto a Sean Bean. Serán Lorenzo el Magnífico y su hermano Giuliano. Julian Sands (Gotham, Leaving Las Vegas), Sarah Parish (Broadchurch, Atlantis), Sebastian De Souza (Skins, The Borgias), Raoul Bova (Under the Tuscan Sun, Alien vs. Predator) y Alessandra Mastronardi (I Cesaroni, Master of None) serán Piero y Lucrecia, los padres de Lorenzo y Giuliano; Sandro Boticelli, el Papa Sixto IV y la amante de Piero.

Jay Harrington (Better Off Ted, Desperate Housewives) será recurrente en la séptima temporada de Suits como Mark Meadows, el exnovio de Donna (Sarah Rafferty).

Jefferson White (How to Get Away with Murder, Blindspot) será regular en Yellowstone como Jimmy, un ladrón profesional. Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire, Chance) y Golden Brooks (Girlfriends, Blunt Talk) serán recurrentes como Evelyn Dutton, esposa de John (Kevin Costner) y madre de sus hijos, y Geraldine Rainwater, esposa del líder nativo americano Thomas (Gil Birmingham).

Zosia Mamet (Girls) y Lou Diamond Phillips (Longmire) serán recurrentes en la cuarta temporada de You're the Worst.

Ruffin Prentiss (Power) será recurrente en la segunda temporada de The Arrangement como el músico de jazz Xavier Hughes.

Aasif Mandvi (The Brink) será recurrente en la segunda temporada de Shut Eye como Pazhani "Paz" Kapoor, un sanador espiritual con seguidores en todo el mundo.

Alexander Calvert (Jack) ha sido ascendido a regular para la decimotercera temporada de Supernatural.

Elena Satine (Revenge, Twin Peaks) será Dreamer, una mutante que puede implantar o eliminar recuerdos en otras personas, en The Gifted.

Marwan Salama será recurrente en Here, Now, la nueva serie de Alan Ball (True Blood, Six Feet Under) en HBO, como Navid. Se desconocen detalles.

Tamberla Perry (Boss) será recurrente en la cuarta temporada de Bosch como Gabriella Lincoln, detective de Asuntos Internos.

John Hans Tester (Royal Pains) se une como recurrente a la tercera temporada de The Man in the High Castle. Será el doctor Mengele, el famoso médico nazi.

Gustaf Skarsgard (Vikings) y Fares Fares (Tyrant) se unen como regulares a la segunda temporada de Westworld. Betty Gabriel (Get Out) se une como recurrente.

Jane Lynch (Glee) participará como invitada en The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel interpretando a la famosa comediante Sophie Lennon.

Luke James (The New Edition Story), Evan Ross (The Hunger Games) y Mike Epps (Survivor's Remorse, The Hangover) participarán en la segunda temporada de Star.

Pósters de series

    Nuevas series

Luz verde en Netflix a seis episodios de The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, antología western sobre la frontera americana escrito, dirigido y producido por los hermanos Coen. Tim Blake Nelson (Lincoln; O Brother, Where Art Thou?) protagoniza como Buster.

Hulu ha adquirido la serie de J.J. Abrams sobre el ascenso a la fama de RuPaul. Se titulará Queen.

Luz verde directa en Netflix a un drama sobre terrorismo, aún sin título, protagonizado por Lior Raz (Fauda). Creado y producido por Raz y Avi Issacharoff (Fauda), está inspirado en hechos reales. Trata sobre una operación de la CIA y el Mossad a nivel global para encontrar y matar a uno de los terroristas más buscados.

Netflix desarrolla el thriller Hit and Run, también de Lior Raz y Avi Issacharoff (Fauda), sobre un hombre felizmente casado cuya vida da un vuelco cuando atropellan y matan a su mujer y el conductor se da a la fuga.

Luz verde directa en Netflix a ocho episodios de Best Worst Weekend Ever, sobre cuatro amigos que pasan juntos el último fin de semana antes del instituto.

Luz verde directa en Lifetime a American Princess, sobre una joven famosa que descubre pocas horas antes de su boda que su prometido la engaña y acaba en una feria medieval revaluando su vida.

Fechas de series

Quacks llega a BBC Two el 15 de agosto

The State llega a Channel 4 el 20 de agosto

Strike - The Cuckoo's Calling llega a BBC One el 27 de agosto

White Famous llega a Showtime el 15 de octubre

La sexta temporada de Major Crimes se estrena en TNT el 31 de octubre

La octava temporada de Shameless se estrena en Showtime el 5 de noviembre

SMILF llega a Showtime el 5 de noviembre

La segunda temporada de The Crown se estrena en Netflix el 8 de diciembre

Tráilers de series

Shameless - Temporada 8

StartUp - Temporada 2

The Crown - Temporada 2

Disjointed

The Deuce

White Famous

SMILF

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Galactic Soup Playlist for May 17, 2017.

The Orwells – The Put A Body In The Bayou  [1] – Terrible Humans***

Dallas Frasca – Success Is The Best Revenge [1] -  Love Army

Mr. Elevator 7 The Brain Hotel – When The Morning Greets You [1] - When The Morning Greets You ***

The Coathangers – Shut Up [2] – Suck My Shirt

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Rattlesnake [1] – Flying Microtonal Banana***

Hideout – See You Around [4] – So Many Hoops, So Little Time***

Coachwhips – UFO, Please Take Her Home [1] – Get Yer Body Next Ta Mine

Cold Beer & Broads – First Amendment Blues – Six Pack

Beyond The Wizards Sleeve – Iron Age [2] – The Soft Bounce

The Black Angels – The Flop [4] – Clear Lake Forest

Behave! – Liar [6] – Like A Fool

The Almighty Grind – Mind Control [3] – Look At Yourself

 White Lies – Take It Out On Me [1] -  Friends***

Emiliana  Torini – White Rabbit [VA] – Sucker Punch OMPST

Corbu – Branches [5] – Crayon Soul

Deep Sea Diver – Wide Awake [2] – Secrets

Cusses – Worst Enemy [6] – Cusses

Massive Attack – Angel – Mezzanine

Overlord – Interior World [4] - The Well-Tempered Overlord

Julian Cope – I Have Always Been Here Before [3] – Fear Loves This Place

Cosmonauts – Shaker [1] – Persona Non-Grata

Tom Ricci – Fantasize [3] – Escape Into Life

 *** denotes “New Release.”

Israel Medina